Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) continued to progress according to planned timelines, thanks to the dedicated efforts both China and Pakistan.
“Demonstrating the close cooperation between Pakistan and China, the CPEC projects remain in full swing despite all the challenges,” according to OP-Ed published in China Daily on Tuesday.
It maintained that since beginning of the pandemic, the two countries cooperated with each other and adopted strict prevention and control measures. As a result, CPEC projects have been able to continue on the planned timelines, it added.
“A manifestation of the close-knit cooperation between Pakistan and China, the CPEC is the crown of their economic ties and it has been progressing at a steady pace despite the pandemic,” it observed.
The Op-Ed noted that the CPEC remained the largest and one of the most active of all the Belt and Road programmes and was contributing toward the realization of the vision and mission to create a modern Silk Road that is based on connectivity, togetherness and a community with a shared future.
According to OP-Ed published in the China Daily, at a time when a second wave of the novel Coronavirus has begun and already the public health crisis has had a huge impact on the global economy, one of the few bright spots is China’s economy is rapidly recovering after it took decisive action in its battle against the virus.
